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The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Before the Falklands War, sheep-farming was the Falkland Islands' only industry. [68] Since the late 1980s, when two species of squid popular with consumers were discovered in substantial numbers near the Falklands, fishing has become the largest part of the economy. [69]
2004: A permanent memorial to Argentine war dead is dedicated in the Argentine Military Cemetery. [37] Argentine icebreaker Almirante Irízar harasses shipping in Falkland waters. [38] 2005: Falklands Gold and Minerals prospect for Gold in Lafonia. [39] 2007: 25th Anniversary of the Falklands War is commemorated in services in Stanley and ...
The Falklands War of 1982 was the largest and most severe armed conflict over the sovereignty of the islands. It started following the occupation of South Georgia by Argentine scrap merchants who included some Argentine Marines.
STORY: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson marked the occasion at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.Johnson met with veterans before the service and paid tribute to the "incredible ...
Argentina has sought to resume talks on the Falklands, over which Britain and Argentina fought a brief war in 1982, but Britain says that is not on the table as long as the island's inhabitants ...
Most noteworthy was the MSV Stena Seaspread, a refitted diving and maintenance vessel which was taken to the Falklands to act as a floating workshop for the warships. During the period of hostilities the MSV Stena Seaspread carried out damage and other repairs in mid-ocean to more than 50 ships, including 10 warships and 4 captured vessels.
Norman McDade says he uses art as a way of remembering and dealing with difficult memories of his past.